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Fresh Cool Drinks

4.9 (54 reviews)
Open • 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

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Shrimp spring roll and Vietnamese iced coffee!

Fresh Cool Drinks is absolutely a madison staple and it must be visited. Every spring roll I've ever gotten there has been phenomenal, and the owners who work at the truck are absolutely amazing and some of the sweetest people I've met. They always work extremely hard, no matter the weather, and the lines can stretch for almost half a block and they still manage to keep up their product and quality. Everyone in Madison knows how great Fresh Cool Drinks is, and they deserve all the love that they receive.

Avocado chicken spring roll spicy
Sho R.

Everyday in Library Mall, this food truck had the longest queue. Finally I decided to take time, stand in a long queue and get lunch from here. I was in queue for 30 minutes. I got a strawberry banana avocado shake, and got it super sized to jumbo. After all it was just an extra dollar to super size it. Jumbo was a really big size drink. And it was an excellent drink. For entree I went for an avocado chicken spring roll and requested it be made spicy. The spring roll was tasty and was really big. For the price, food is a bargain here.

Avocado and shrimp spring roll, medium spice
Liz C.

Delicious spring rolls and smoothies! Grab a friend and stand in line on a beautiful day. It's worth the wait.

Avocado shrimp spring roll
Ericka B.

Best deal ever for spring rolls. They are huge and only $3.50 for a roll! Many options to choose from, but I picked the avocado shrimp roll. There is plenty of shrimp in the roll with lots of cabbage, cucumbers, noodles, avocados and a peanut sauce inside. The best part is that you can choose the level of spice in your peanut sauce: spicy, medium, or mild. I went with medium and there is definitely a little kick to it. There was a little too much sauce in the roll for me, but that was my fault, I should have asked for it on the side and just dipped the roll in it. I only got a spring roll this time, but the smoothies are also great. Everything tastes fresh. It's a great option for summer food.

New owner!! Original owners now at Natural Juice food truck

New owner as of 2022!! So the original Vietnamese family (Tran) who owned and operated this food truck for the last decade sold it to one of their employees, who now run the truck. But the original family still operates a food truck under the name Natural Juice Smoothies, which never has a line, because no one knows that she's the original owner. Same recipes for smoothies and spring rolls.

Avocado carrot coconut smoothie and shrimp avocado spring roll

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Worth the wait.....spring rolls are fresh and delicious. I lived off this food for years.

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The most amazing, fresh, giant spring rolls for such a cheap price!! And the owners are so nice!

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Best spring rolls in the city, and I say that having spent several months in Thailand

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Best piña colada and spring rolls (they're huge)! Quality food and quite inexpensive.

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Best dela you can get. insanely cheap and large portions. definitely fills you up. lady who owns it is super nice and friendly too.

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A Madison legend, you honestly can't beat it. A whole wrap for 4$? All that food and it's healthy? The best

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